Brainwashing, atheists being "shut out".

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Miracle wrote:


> RJV 11/23

> I personally find it amusing to think that in today's world one could be

> "brainwashed" into atheism.  The current society loves religious people,

> and if you are atheist, you are shut out of many social circles and

> shunned by former friends.  (Ask Doug Larson, or join ex-tian)  In fact, a

> large majority of society try to keep their children within their

> religious sect by all sorts of means.  I have met few atheists who were

> raised by atheists, yet I can't even begin to count the number of people I

> have met in various Xian sects whose parents were also in that same Xian

> sect.  Hell, my father tried to make me RC because he was one.  I guess

> the only thing worse than becoming protestant was becoming atheist....  As

> far as I've seen, the only brainwashing done when you become an atheist is

> the cleansing of the religious filth in your mind, and you do the washing

> yourself, down and dirty.

> 

> -- R Jason Valentine                          ..ooOO miracle@procyon.com

> 


Dear Jason:

I am sorry to hear that atheists are shut out or shunned. I think that
shunning them is not a truly Christian response (even though people who
say they are Christian have done it). Religion should not be used as a
weapon against people. Seeing your message is another reminder that I
need to defend atheists when they are being unfairly attacked, as I have
seen happen on the CARM board.

I don't personally know all that many atheists. Most of the ones I have
"met" I have encountered on the Internet. I have been impressed with the
sincerity, thoughtfulness, and intelligence of some of them. Tod
Billings is an excellent example of one such atheist. There are several
others. I know that I can learn a lot from them. 

~Claire O'Connor

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